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• Lightning comes after the storm by cupidsbowandarrow

  Fandoms: Cars (Pixar Movies)  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/F, F/M, M/M
  • Complete Work

  11 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Lightning McQueen/Jackson Storm
  • Lightning McQueen & Jackson Storm
  • Lightning McQueen
  • Jackson Storm
  • Tow Mater
  • Cruz Ramirez (Cars)
  • Doc Hudson (Cars)
  • Sally Carrera
  • Ray Reverham
  • Luigi (Cars)
  • Guido (Cars)
  • Natalie Certain
  • Red (Cars)
  • Sarge (Cars)
  • Humanized Cars (Pixar Movies)
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Movie: Cars 3 (2017)
  • Korean Jackson Storm
  • Everyone is Gay
  • Getting Together
  • Rivals to Friends to Lovers
  • Found Family
  • Age Difference
  • Top Lightning McQueen
  • Bottom Jackson Storm
  • Eventual Romance
  • Eventual Smut
  • Town of Radiator Springs (Cars)
  • Supportive Cruz
  • Supportive Mater
  • Past Relationship(s)
  • Past Sally Carrera/Lightning McQueen
  • Lightning McQueen's Legal Name is Montgomery
  • NASCAR

  Summary

  A Cars 3 re-write following the unexpected friendship and eventual romance between racing veteran Montgomery “Lightning” McQueen and rising next-gen racer Jackson Storm.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  5,608

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  14

  Kudos:

  34

  Bookmarks:

  8

  Hits:

  399